Petrichor

A sweet, faithful Christian finds herself drawn to a new openly lesbian woman in her Bible study, forcing her to either challenge her learned homophobia or risk burying her own hidden identity forever.

  • Audrey Booth
    Director
  • Ren Park
    Director
  • Audrey Booth
    Writer
  • Ren Park
    Writer
  • Audrey Booth
    Producer
  • Ren Park
    Producer
  • Kaikane
    Key Cast
    "Willow"
  • Audrey Booth
    Key Cast
    "Keoni"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 4, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    13,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Audrey Booth, Ren Park

Audrey Booth and Ren Park met at Portland State University in 2021, and promptly began working on "Petrichor".

Audrey Booth is an actor, writer and director, and founder of Noveltea Films. Her previous short film, "Biracial Beauties", won several festival awards, including "Community Spotlight Award" for it's work in highlighting the stories of an underrepresented community.

Ren Park is a graduate of Portland State University's film program, and a current M.F.A. student studying Film and Television at Boston University.

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Director Statement

The effect of conservative Christianity has been especially harmful to queer individuals. We are seeking to present an alternate narrative: that being gay and faithful are not​ mutually exclusive. Being queer shouldn't determine our outlook on faith. We should have the freedom to be ourselves authentically, even if we call church home.

While this is not a “Christian” film, it is a film that deals heavily with the topic of religion. Our aim is to help heal some of the wounds the LGBTQ+ community has sustained from conservative religions, and to give a voice to a small percentage of the population that do find their identities in both the queer community and the church. We simply want to create a constructive space that illustrates how queerness and faith can coexist.

As queer individuals who have struggled with faith and queerness firsthand, our aim is to help people battling with their understanding of queerness and faith to feel empowered to own their full, nuanced identities, and to help spark conversations of where queerness and religion can positively intersect.